Nanbaka (ナンバカ), awso known as Nanbaka - The Numbers, is a Japanese manga series written and iwwustrated by Shō Futamata. An anime tewevision series adaptation by Satewight aired between 5 October 2016 and 22 March 2017. The titwe is a pway on words, combining de name of de prison, which is de Japanese transcription of de word "number", and de Japanese word "baka" for "foow" or "idiot".

The story centers around four young men who are assigned to Nanba, de worwd's most formidabwe prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. Jyugo, who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jaiw time; Uno, who wikes gambwing and women; Rock, who wikes eating and fighting; and Nico de ex drug addict who wikes anime. The action fowwows de daiwy wives of de prison’s inmates and guards.

Inmate number 1315. He is of Japanese descent, has bwack hair wif red streaks at de end, has heterochromia, his weft eye is green and his right eye is viowet. He is confident, cheerfuw, impuwsive and gets bored easiwy. He is skiwwed at picking any kind of mechanicaw or ewectronic wock. The sowe exceptions are de shackwes on his neck, wrists and ankwes which were pwaced on him mysteriouswy when he was asweep by a guard wif a scar on de back of his neck. His fader was inmate number 610 at de Nanba prison and known as de shame of de Nanba prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. He hates de guard who pwaced de shackwes on him, and wongs to find him and have dem removed. He states dat he has to be in Nanba as he has been to aww oder prisons. His name just means 'fifteen'.

Inmate number 1311. He is of British descent, has a wong braid, wears a hat, woves women and gambwing, and often has a pair of cards on hand. He has a great intuition and is abwe to make bets on what outcome wiww occur using his observationaw skiwws, wuck and intuition, uh-hah-hah-hah. He is kind and outgoing (to de point of being siwwy) but can be bwunt. He is often de one who keeps de oders in wine when Hajime isn't around, and Nico jokes dat he's starting to act wike he's deir moder. He's awso very woyaw to Jyugo, who he cwaims saved his wife and gave him his freedom back. After Jyugo is beaten widin inches of his wife by Hajime, he howds a deep anger against Hajime, stating he couwd never come to wike prison guards. He broke out of his previous prisons because he had dates to attend.

Inmate number 1369. He is American, has a mohawk, wears wong feader earrings, and is de physicawwy wargest of his fewwow ceww mates. He woves fighting and eating and is incredibwy strong, wif onwy some of de supervisors being stronger. He can be short tempered and impuwsive, but cares for his friends, and mostwy remains peacefuw and happy. He met Jyugo when de oder inmate saved him from starving to deaf in de first prison he was sent to. He escaped oder prisons because de food was terribwe, but wikes de cooking at Nanba.

Inmate 1325. An American effeminate short mawe wif green hair and bandages on de right side of his body, predominantwy on de right side of his face. He has a chain baww shackwed to his right weg. He grew up in de swums, where he was a drug muwe, and has escaped muwtipwe prisons primariwy because dey tried to inject his medicine into him. He is cawm at Nanba as de medicine is taken orawwy and is fwavored. Drugs have an unusuaw effect on him and rader dan incapacitate him, dey have awternate side effects. He rarewy takes anyding seriouswy and is rader chiwdish and happy go wucky. He is a huge anime fan, uh-hah-hah-hah. In de second season, it's reveawed why he is so iww and dependent on medication; As a chiwd, a drug gang used him to test deir products, which made him devewop severaw unknown iwwnesses. After being arrested, de doctors at de first prison he was sent to performed painfuw, invasive medicaw experiments on him under de guise of trying to hewp him get better, which onwy made him more iww. After spending years wocked in de prison infirmary, he eventuawwy sunk into a deep depression and wished dat he couwd die, untiw Jyugo freed him and hewped him devewop an interest in wife again, uh-hah-hah-hah. In episode 21, it's reveawed dat he has a viowent spwit personawity dat wiww emerge if his heawf probwems are not kept under controw wif his medications, but he is unaware of its existence.

The supervisor of Nanba prison Buiwding 13. A Japanese bawd strong serious man who takes his job very seriouswy and has a cross shaped scar on de weft side of his face. He wikes shogi and has a bwack bewt in judo. He is annoyed by de antics of de ceww 13 inmates and often intercepts dem before dey escape de prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. He is said to be de strongest of aww supervisors in de prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. He is wiwwing to do anyding his job dictates, even kiww if need be. He is very suspicious of Jyugo, not just because of his fader.

The prison warden, uh-hah-hah-hah. She is an intimidating serious woman wif wong bwue hair and has a crush on Hajime. She is particuwarwy watchfuw of inmate 1315, son of de man known as de eternaw fugitive.

One of de Guards. Often covers for buiwding 13 when de prisoners escape. He has a woud rockstar-wike personawity and usuawwy hosts de events at de prison, such as de New Year's Tournament. He sometimes serves as de narrator for de episodes, often saying dings wike, "Remember dis is stiww a comedy anime!", when dings get serious in de pwot. He knows about de warden's crush on Hajime and is often beat up by her for daring to tease her about it.

Buiwding 3 Supervising Officer. He wears a wot of make up and has a somewhat effeminate personawity. He insists he is not homosexuaw despite his personawity and appearance. He is wikened to a pheasant.

Buiwding 4 Supervising Officer. He has a crush on Hyakushiki, and is weww aware dat she has a crush on Hajime. He wongs to exceed him, in order to prove himsewf to Hyakushiki. He is wikened to a Dog. His preferred weapon is his whip. He is a hardworker, and before coming to Nanba prison was a powice officer. It is suggested dat he tried to bring attention de crimes against prisoners to his superiors whiwe working as a powice officer.

Buiwding 5 Supervising Officer. He has orange hair wif green tips, and a red bewt used for a taiw wike appearance. He is cawm and trusting most of de time, awdough he is known to become woud and obnoxious when annoyed. Despite dis, it's eventuawwy reveawed dat he actuawwy cares for de prisoners in his buiwding qwite a great deaw, as he hewped Upa reconnect wif his famiwy after he was arrested in China, and water took Liang under his wing when de inmate was first transferred to Nanba. In season 2, it's reveawed dat he has an owder broder, Enki, who was de former supervisor of buiwding 5; Enki was very popuwar among bof de oder guards and de prisoners, however, he secretwy tortured and abused de inmates in his care, eventuawwy murdering one of dem and going on a rampage when his cowweges tried to arrest him. Samon stiww struggwes to comprehend how his broder couwd do de dings he did, and is often taunted by de oder guards, who accuse him of being a traitor wike his broder was. He becomes irritated when compared to his owder broder and when Hajime is mentioned as he sees Hajime, who was abwe to capture Enki whiwe Samon himsewf hesitated, as a painfuw reminder of how strong he feews he needs to be.

The deputy supervisor of buiwding 13 at Nanba prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. He appears to be a taww weww buiwt Japanese man and is rader friendwy and siwwy, often waughing. He has a horribwe sense of direction and woves working out. He's very strong and often trains wif Tsukumo.

A buiwding 13 guard who often stresses over de fact dat de ceww 13 mates often try to escape. He is a bit of a worrywart and an easy target for de ceww 13 inmates to buwwy but is oderwise a pweasant person who takes his job seriouswy. He has wong bwue hair. He is described as a pretty boy.

The deputy supervisor under Samon Gokuu. His face is Boar-wike, having teef dat mimic such. In season 2, it's reveawed dat he is actuawwy a mowe working for his former supervisor, Enki Gokuu, when he frees Enki and de prisoners awwied wif him from deir underground cewws. He says dat he's working wif Enki because he wants to see Samon dead, due to how de oder guard was chosen as de new buiwding 5 supervisor over him; he considers Samon to be weak and cowardwy in comparison to his owder broder, and detests having to take orders from him.

He has wong white and red hair, wif a wong ponytaiw which acts wike a taiw. He has muwtipwe piercings on his weft ear and wears a gowden choker. He is usuawwy seen wif a serious expression, uh-hah-hah-hah. When he was younger, he was usuawwy seen training. He was strong enough to break a bouwder in two wif a singwe strike, mediate underwater and even studied diwigentwy. He awso was often seen wif Samon by his side. According to Liang and Upa, Enki used to be in charge of a prison in China where he cruewwy beat up inmates to become stronger. Upa was nearwy kiwwed by is abuse and Liang was terrified at de dought dat he wouwd be next but Enki was transferred to Nanba Prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. Formerwy de supervising officer of Buiwding 5, he was weww-respected and admired by de many fewwow guards and even inmates droughout Nanba Prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. He was awso considered indispensabwe to Buiwding 5 and Nanba Prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. However, according to Liang and Upa, Enki had continued to cruewwy beat up inmates in Nanba Prison which causes inmates to fear Enki. Enki had buiwt an underground prison beneaf Buiwding 5, and has a secret archive room which has data on certain dangerous criminaws, water discovered by Jyugo, dat Enki was aware dat Jyugo was part of a human experiment. After betraying his co-workers and kiwwing an inmate, water reveawed to be Ewf, he was apprehended and arrested by his co-workers. He now resides in de underground prison of Buiwding 5. Some time ago, Enki faced someone wif bwades simiwar to Jyugo. The mysterious person managed to injure Enki's weft arm and Enki cawwed him a monster. Since den, Enki was searching for him wif de intent to kiww him, as he bewieves de man is too dangerous to wet wive. During de second season, he is reweased by Inori and Houzuki Sanzou,and de dree join forces wif Ruka Gojou; anoder former guard who was arrested, and an incarcerated mob boss named Hachiman, who have aww awwied demsewves wif Enki. The five proceed to carry out a pwan to capture aww of de inmates and supervisors, awdough it's unknown exactwy what Enki's unwtimate goaw is. Whiwe trying to capture de inmates, he sees Jyugo and pwans to kiww him, as he bewieves dat he is de man wif de bwades who attacked him.

Hajime's cute bwonde crossdressing broder who befriends Jyugo. He has a kind and sweet personawity and is very girwy. He is more or wess de opposite of Hajime; Swow, Cwumsy and Non-adwetic. However, de one trait he shares wif his broder, is his toughness. Like Hajime, he can widstand abnormaw amounts of impact, brushing dem off wike noding. Hajime even goes so far as using him as a bwunt weapon or projectiwe.

The Chef of Buiwding 13. He was once a prisoner himsewf, but after serving his sentence, he returned to Nanba to wearn cooking and be a chef. He is a massive huwking figure, wif a stoney unchanging face. He usuawwy expresses his emotions in actions, wike giving Rock a cake, when compwimented. However, Rock has awso proven to be abwe to identify certain emotions on his bwank face such as Happiness, when dey obtained a stone oven for de kitchen, uh-hah-hah-hah.

Inmate number 1399. He bewieves dat he is a shinobi or ninja, but his techniqwes usuawwy faiw to work. Ironicawwy, he was born in a ninja viwwage, but even as a chiwd he was terribwe. He was found by a movie director, who wanted a reaw shinobi to cast in her fiwm. She tricked de chiwd into bewieving dat she was his wong wost moder, come to take him back, and raised him to be an actor and shinobi. When he discovered de truf he tried to head back to his home viwwage, but got wost and ended up getting arrested for trespassing. After escaping de prison, he was recaptured and sent to Nanba.

Inmate number 4634. He was born wif a rare disease dat keeps his body temperature much higher dan normaw and awwows him to manifest fwames. He wouwd wearn to wive and adapt wif de disease. However, when he went to cowwege in Germany, his condition went out of controw. Fewwow student Ewf took advantage of de situation by framing him for numerous arson crimes in order to make it acceptabwe for him as a convicted criminaw to be used as a test subject. In an act of rebewwion, he burned de wab, but his power was suppressed by de scientist wif de scar on his neck, which wed to him being sent to Nanba where he finawwy found someone who bewieved his story in Kenshiro. He has since been determined to get revenge against dat scientist.

Inmate number 0502(bwock five, number 2), a master martiaw-artist who can usuawwy be found training. He wiwwingwy joined de mob as a young boy to save de wife of his teacher, who he witnessed nearwy being murdered by de mob for refusing deir demands. He was supposed to be an assassin for de boss, but he bewieved dat kiwwing was a sin, and instead used a drug created by Qi to knock his targets out whiwe making dem appear to be dead. Eventuawwy he was found out by de boss, who rounded up aww de peopwe Liang had spared and forced him to watch dem be kiwwed before being brutawwy tortured himsewf. When de organization was shut down by de powice, he was arrested and sent to jaiw in China. After a short period dere, he was transferred to Nanba. He was severewy depressed and disiwwusioned wif martiaw arts by dis time, as his years in de mob had damaged his ideaws and weft him dinking dat he couwd never be a good person after what he had done. Eventuawwy, he was abwe to rediscover his passion after Samon Gokuu took him in and began training him. He considers Samon to be his mentor and wants to become stronger so dat he can be usefuw to de guard, who he credits wif giving him de wiww to continue wiving.

Upa is a powerfuw qigong master and has a tawismen attached to his head to restrict his chi usage. He was kidnapped by de crime syndicate Liang used to work for when he was a chiwd because, as de most prodigious member of a powerfuw cwan, his internaw organs were worf a great deaw of money on de bwack market. He stayed and worked for de group wiwwingwy, as dey had promised to return his organs if he proved usefuw to dem. However, it's reveawed in season 2 dat de organs he received were not his own, but Qi's, who had had his organs transpwanted to Upa after he began dying due to his body shutting down, uh-hah-hah-hah. After he was arrested, he was sent to a prison in China, where he unfortunatewy became a victim of Enki Gokuu's cruew abuse. However, during dis time, he awso met Samon Gokuu after de guard was abwe to put him back in contact wif his famiwy, who had been towd by de mob boss dat he had died. He highwy respects Samon because, even dough de guard cwaimed dat he was just doing his job, he was de first person to show him any sort of kindness or respect in years. His aim is to finish serving out his sentence and attempt to begin a new, better wife awongside Liang and Qi.

A prisoner famous for his skiww at making drugs and poisons. He resides in ceww bwock five wif Liang and Upa. He is rader wazy, and can usuawwy be seen rewaxing or sweeping in de background, to de point dat Liang and Upa often caww him "wazy trash. He was forced into working for de same peopwe who had took Liang and Upa to save his own wife. He initiawwy was unconcerned about de mob's immoraw actives, as he was focused on sewf preservation, but came to hate dem after witnessing de boss abusing Liang and Upa. Unbeknownst to Upa, he even gave him some of his own internaw organs to save de young boy's wife. Eventuawwy, he discovered dat his products were being modified to maim and kiww de peopwe who used dem and, fowwowing his arrest, swore dat he wouwd never manufacture drugs or poisons again, as he had come to bewieve dat his tawents couwd onwy hurt oder peopwe. During dis time, he awso wost his abiwity to trust oders. When he was transferred to Nanba prison, however, he eventuawwy was abwe to take up his trade again after being encouraged by Samon Gokuu. He came to respect Samon for his honesty and kindness, and hopes dat he wiww be abwe to repay de guard before he is reweased.

NHN Pway Art announced in February 2015 dat de series wouwd receive an anime adaptation, uh-hah-hah-hah.[23] The series is directed by Shinji Takamatsu and written by Mitsutaka Hirota,[1] wif animation by Satewight. The series premiered on 5 October 2016 on MBS.[24] Crunchyroww wicensed de series and simuwcasted de anime on deir service,[2][25] and Funimation simuwcasted de dub for de series on deir service.[26] An originaw video animation for de series aired at de "Nanfes" event in Apriw 2017,[27] wif de episode water being bundwed wif de "Nanfes" DVD on 26 Juwy 2017.[28] Crunchyroww water streamed de originaw video animation on 30 September 2017.

Inmates Jyugo, Uno, Rock and Nico escape from de inescapabwe Nanba Prison but are recaptured by Supervisor Hajime Sugoroku and returned to deir cewws. They come to de concwusion dat wife inside de prison is pretty good. Jyugo wearns of a woman in de prison so dey break out of deir ceww and rush into de visiting room. They sees a beautifuw young woman, but it's Hajime's younger cross dressing broder Hitoshi. Jyugo again escapes from his ceww and expwains to Hitoshi de story of de shackwes on his neck, wrists and ankwes. Nanba Prison Warden Momoko Hayakushiki arrives back on de iswand.

Warden Momoko Hayakushiki warns Hajime to be vigiwant of de prisoners in Buiwding 13 but he says dat de four in ceww 13 are no probwem. After de meeting it's reveawed dat Warden Momoko has a crush on Hajime. Jyugo escapes again and Hajime finds him sweeping in de night duty room. Jyugo cwaims it's because of Rock's snoring, Uno's teef grinding and Nico waughing in his sweep. The four inmates of ceww 13 are put to work in de woodworking shop, but screw up deir assignments. Meanwhiwe Hitoshi is concerned dat de warden wiww find out about deir daiwy ceww escapes. Later he is cawwed to de warden's office where he expwains personawwy why de inmates are not trying to escape de prison - de conditions are better dan de oder prisons.

Seitarou compwains to Supervisor Hajime Sugoroku dat de prisoners in ceww 13 disrespect him, so Sugoroku suggests some techniqwes based on de prisoners' weaknesses. Sugoroku is advised by de warden dat a new inmate wiww arrive and be pwaced in Ceww 13. Prisoner 1399, Tsukumo is moved into de ceww and cwaims to be a shinobi. He den chawwenges Jyugo to an escape match. Jyugo gets dem out of deir ceww, but before dey get very far, Hajime catches dem. Tsukumo uses his ninja techniqwes widout success, and traps himsewf widin his own makibishi. Later, guards Hajime and Samon cwean de warden’s office for de New Year and de warden is captivated by Sugoroku's movements because of her crush on him. To cewebrate de New Year, de inmates of ceww 13 break out again, uh-hah-hah-hah.

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"Happy New Year! This New Year's Tournament Is Where We Get Serious!!""Akemashite! Koko kara honki no shin'nen taikai! !" (あけまして！ ここから本気の新年大会！！)

The warden announces de New Year Joint Cooperation Tournament where prisoners and guards from each buiwding togeder compete against dose from oder buiwdings in 5 events. In Event 1, Kakizome, Jyugo's cawwigraphy is terribwe, but Hajime and Yamato provide winning scripts. In Event 2, Mochi Pounding Daruma Drop, Yamato and Rock compete, and Rock has to fight an owd cewwmate, Liang, but dey win because of Rock's fighting abiwity. In Event 3, Hyakunin Isshu, using Karuta card decks to pway Uta-garuta, Seitarou and Uno compete against guard Kiji Mitsuba wif Trois and Honey from Buiwding 3. Seitarou easiwy wins his match against Kiji Mitsuba, but Uno seems headed for defeat against Trois and Honey.

In Event 3, Uno suddenwy outpways Trois and Honey in de Hyakunin Isshu card game because he couwd memorize deir teww-tawe micro-movements before dey pick each card and he wins de game. Event 4 is cawwed Top Spinning, where up to dree participants from each team have to spin a giant top and knock de oder team's top out of de ring. The game host chooses guard Hajime to compete against Samon Gokuu from Buiwding 5 and Kiji Mitsuba from Buiwding 3 to compete against Kenshirou Yozakura from Buiwding 4. When Samon Gokuu, Qi, (Inmate 71) and Upa (Inmate 58) attack Hajime, Nico intervenes and Qi decides to sit out. A physicaw battwe ensues, wif Nico using his gaming skiwws to repwicate Upa's Qigong stywe moves as he makes dem. Hajime and Nico eventuawwy emerge victorious, and wiww now face de winners of de oder bout, Buiwding 4 wif Kenshirou Yozakura and a mystery inmate.

The finaw bout of de New Year Joint Cooperation Tournament between Buiwdings 13 and 4 is Sake Barrew Opening. Hajime and Jyugo are to take on Kenshirou and inmate 634, Musashi, an ex-cewwmate of Jyugo. The fighting begins immediatewy and dey have a choice of non-fataw weapons to use. Hajime does weww untiw Kenshirou uses an invisibwe whip techniqwe. However, Hajime eventuawwy beats Kenshirou. Jyugo is not a physicaw match for de powerfuw Musashi who even uses a Spontaneous Human Combustion techniqwe, but when Musashi mentions he knows de man who shackwed Jyugo, Jyugo woses his temper and retawiates.

Instead of continuing de action, Guard Mitsuru takes a break to teww a story about Prisoner 1399, Tsukumo. Tsukumo has a visit from his former manager Hanzou Hattori who wants him to resume his acting career. Tsukumo tawks about when he was a chiwd and training unsuccessfuwwy to be a ninja after being abandoned by his parents. Hattori's moder, a fading actress, finds and adopts him and promises to make him a shinobi but she just turns him into a shinobi actor. Jyugo overhears de conversation and Tsukumo admits dat he's just an actor, pwaying rowes wif no identity or character of his own, uh-hah-hah-hah. Jyugo tewws him to just be himsewf. Guard Mitsuru promises dat de action wiww continue next episode.

The finaw bout of de New Year Joint Cooperation Tournament continues. Jyugo's hand shackwes turn into wong bwades and he unweashes a powerfuw burst of energy at Musashi which damages de stadium and causes a panic. Musashi counters wif firebawws and de warden orders dem captured. The guards attack and subdue Musashi using deir own speciaw powers whiwe dodging his firebawws. Hajime goes after Jyugo who is too angry and powerfuw to be stopped. Nico, Rock and Uno jump into de arena to subdue Jyugo before he ends up in more troubwe, but Jyugo breaks free. Hajime intervenes and just as Jyugo is about to kiww Uno and he beats Jyugo hawf to deaf wif his fists. Days water Jyugo is stiww unconscious and in a criticaw condition, uh-hah-hah-hah. The oder guards berate Hajime for being so viowent and spoiwing de post-tournament cewebrations, den he is criticized by Uno for being so viowent. Despondent, Hajime den receives a 3-day suspension from de warden, uh-hah-hah-hah.

Hajime goes to visit Jyugo after he regains consciousness and meets Kenshirou Yozakura who says dat Musashi is in an underground ceww. Musashi wiww not answer qwestions about his powers untiw he tawks to Jyugo. The guards set up an intercom and Musashi reveaws dat he wants to kiww de man wif de scar on his neck but dey have disabwed his fwame abiwity. He reveaws dat de man promised to hewp him deaw wif his innate power of fire, but just experimented on him instead den disposed of him when he had de information, uh-hah-hah-hah. Hajime accuses Jyugo of having no greed or ambition to achieve anyding, and dat de transforming shackwes are de onwy dings dat make him different. He den accuses Jyugo of behaving wike a spoiwed brat and Jyugo breaks down and agrees. He tewws Jyugo dat as tournament winner he can have what he wants, and gives Jyugo 5 minutes to decide. Meanwhiwe his cewwmates discuss aww de dings dey wouwd do if dey were reweased. Finawwy Jyugo decides he wants to return to ceww 13 and be wif his friends, but wiww stiww pursue de man wif de scar.

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"A Mewanchowy Day for de Monkey, Dog and Pheasant""Inu Saru Kiji no Yūutsuna Tsuitachi" (犬・猿・雉の憂鬱な一日)

During Hajime's suspension and whiwe Jyugo is in de speciaw medicaw ward de warden assigns dree guards to supervise ceww 13. On day 1 Kenshirou Yozakura takes Nico, accompanied by de oder two inmates to Head Doctor Okina Otogi for a post tournament checkup but dey are compwetewy distracted by de beautifuw nurse Android Kagu-8 (Kaguya). On day 2, Guard Kiji Mitsuba, takes over and gives de inmates a rowwed futon wif a picture of Jyugo's face so dey won't miss him so much, den gives a presentation on de prison wayout. On day 3, Guard Samon Gokuu takes over but Yamato takes dem out for physicaw training. Later Hajime returns Jyugo to his ceww in an apowogetic mood. As de warden waits for Hajime’s report, she is offended by Mitsuru Hitokoe's action of wearing a paper mask wif Hajime's picture and beats him to a bwoody puwp. When Hajime enters and sees her bwood-spattered smiwing face, he hastiwy weaves fearing dat she wiww beat him to deaf.

Rock invites Liang to Buiwding 13 to treat him to pizza baked in de stone oven he received as a prize in de New Year's Tournament. He wants Liang to appreciate good food as much he does, someding he wearned from Jyugo. When Jyugo, Rock and Uno visit Nico in de infirmary dey meet Head Scientist, Kazari Otogi, de wife of doctor Okina Otogi who buiwt a video game parwour for Nico as a reward for his win in de tournament. Nico invites Upa to join him in pwaying de games. Upa rewuctantwy agrees and dey cease to be enemies. Nico den danks Jyugo for hewping him devewop an interest in wife again, uh-hah-hah-hah. When Musashi passes by, he and Jyugo apowogize to each oder and Uno invites him to join dem water to hang out togeder. Guard Kenshirou Yozakura agrees to wet Musashi visit ceww 13 if he divuwges information about de man wif de scar on his neck.

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"The Room, de Biwwiards, de Darts and Me""Heya to Biriyādo to Dātsu to Watashi" (部屋とビリヤードとダーツと私)

Musashi tewws de guard Kenshirou Yozakura about his chiwdhood, his innate power to create fire, sociaw isowation and how an opportunistic fewwow student framed him as an arsonist. Musashi rewates how de jaiw supervisor wif de scar on his neck conducted inhuman experiments on him, den disposed of him when he had gadered enough data and was of no furder use. Kenshirou reveaws to Musashi dat when he was a powice officer he conducted his own investigation into de iwwegaw experiments. His reports were rejected, however he stiww pwans to expose de truf. Meanwhiwe Uno impwements his pwan to create a game room wif de assistance of de oder tournament competitors. Hajime says he wiww onwy wet de inmates use de room for 1 hour per day, much to deir dismay and protested for wonger sessions. Jyugo is despondent because of his wack of sociaw skiwws, but Uno offers to hewp him sociawise. That night, as Jyugo escapes again and enjoys de night sky, Ewf, de former student who assisted de jaiw supervisor wif de scar on his neck, appears behind him.

Ewf teases Jyugo who accuses him of wiving sewfishwy and easiwy after being set free by de man wif de scar - now considered a traitor. Ewf attacks and cuts Jyugo wif magicaw knives. He accuses Jyugo of escaping wif property dat does not bewong to him, namewy de hand shackwes dat can turn to wong bwades, and regrets not kiwwing Jyugo sooner. Ewf den prepares to remove part of Jyugo’s brain, but Jyugo manages to convert one of his shackwes to a sword and frees himsewf. Ewf says his aim is to check on Jyugo's status and sewect anoder inmate for deir experiments. He den departs, vowing to return, uh-hah-hah-hah. The next night Jyugo and his cewwmates escape again, but are caught at de boundary by Hajime. Jyugo hopes dat by weaving, Ewf wiww fowwow him and weave de oders awone. Hajime and Jyugo engage in a titanic fight, but de Ceww 13 inmates intervene and stop dem, not wanting Jyugo to weave. Jyugo eventuawwy decides to stay, and protect his cewwmate friends in Nanba rader dan weave.

The narrator hopes for more action in dis series, but onwy banaw events occur. Jyugo escapes again and Hajime finds him sweeping in de wibrary. The warden beats up guard Mitsuru Hitokoe for making a joke about her attraction to Hajime. Guard Seitarou buys a robot vacuum cweaner which is smashed by Hajime. In Buiwding 5 Upa gets a cactus. In de Games Room Tsukumo signs an autograph as Ninja Kamikaze. Noding unusuaw is happening in de guard’s room. The remainder of de episode is fiwwed wif minor incidents except for a Random Hair Cowor Syndrome spread droughout de prison wif everyone effected except de bawd Hajime.

A group of new guards arrive at Nanba Prison, uh-hah-hah-hah. Jyugo escapes again and Hajime recaptures him. Hitoshi Sugoroku, Hajime’s effeminate cute younger broder is assigned to Buiwding 13 but de inmates have troubwe bewieving dat he's a mawe and Hajime's broder. Rock and Uno escape to test Hitoshi's skiwws as a guard, but dey begin to bewieve he's Hajime's broder when Hajime drows Hitoshi's super-hard body at dem. They find dat Hitoshi wanted to be assigned to Hajime's buiwding for a day to work wif his broder before being assigned to anoder buiwding. As de episode ends, dere is reference to a potentiaw horror drawing near.

Prisoner Upa is scheduwed to fight guard Samon Gokuu, but Rock teases him into a match first. Samon easiwy beats Rock and de oder prisoners are impressed. Guard Inori Hakkai takes over prisoner supervision from Samon wif his new assistant Houzuki Sanzou. The warden is summoned to powice headqwarters wif reqwested information on inmates 15 and 634 (Jyugo and Musashi), weaving de supervisors in charge. Supervisor Mao Nimaijita starts to taunt Samon about his broder Enki Gokuu, de former supervisor of Buiwding 5 who betrayed de guards and kiwwed an inmate. Samon den has a visit from a woman Noriko who inqwires about her broder Houzuki Sanzou and Samon's broder Enki. Meanwhiwe as Jyugo wanders de corridors, out of his ceww again, Rock appears, and wif a vacant expression on his face immediatewy attacks Jyugo.

Rock unexpectedwy attacks Jyugo in de corridor and separatewy Yamato attacks Hajime in de supervisor's recreation room. Bof have been in Buiwding 5. Rock continues to beat up Jyugo widout saying anyding, but Tsukumo arrives and removes a tawisman from de back of Rock's neck and he cowwapses. A simiwar tawisman was awso on Yamato. Uno convinces Hajime to take him, Jyugo and Nico to Buiwding 5 to investigate, but when dey enter, Hajime gets caught in a trap and de dree inmates faww drough a trapdoor. Buiwding 5 supervisor Inori Hakkai appears to be behind de pwot.

Jūgo, Uno and Nico faww drough a trapdoor on top of Liang and Upa in de basement of buiwding 5. It is guarded by a surveiwwance doww roaming de corridors wif a deadwy scyde. The dowws were brought in to monitor de underground cewws. Supervisors Hajime Sugoroku and Samon Gokuu are awso captives. Whiwe de prisoners discuss de probabwe escape of Enki Gokuu and de woss of Nico's medicine bag, Enki joins up wif Inori, Ruka Gojou, Houzuki Sanzou, a former boss of an assassin organization, Inmate 8 and Qi who finds Nico's bag. It’s reveawed dat Supervisor Inori Hakkai reweased Enki and Ruka because of his diswike for Samon who was promoted above him. Jūgo effortwesswy breaks de prisoners out of deir ceww, but Uno suggests dey free de supervisors as weww to avoid recapture and punishment. They find Trois and Honey from Buiwding 3 who say dat Supervisor Kiji Mitsuba was awso captured. After freeing dem as weww, de warge group of prisoners continue deir search for Hijime and Samon, uh-hah-hah-hah.

The prisoners find demsewves on Gogyousan Underground Levew 1, trying to avoid de deadwy surveiwwance dowws. They reach de Management Office, and among de record of inmates, Jūgo find papers rewating to de experiments on him whiwe Trois secretwy takes someding from a drawer. As dey head for Levew 1, Then encounter guard Rokuriki wif an attack tawisman on him. He attacks Liang wif deer-hook swords, but Upa intervenes and saves him. Liang and Upa decide to stay behind to deway anyone fowwowing dem. Rokuriki and Hachiman find dem but Liang defeats Rokuriki and Upa chawwenges de monstrous pig-faced Hachiman, uh-hah-hah-hah.

Upa and Liang fight Hachiman who uses a sweeping gas against dem which was created by Qi. The brutaw Hachiman tewws of de time he took Liang in return for sparing his sensei’s wife, and dose of de oder students, and how he forced Qi to make drugs for him. Upa and Liang avoid de gas, and Nico intervenes to save dem, but Hachiman shoots Nico wif poisonous needwes. Nico's body neutrawizes de poison and he attacks again but Hachiman is too fast and powerfuw. Hachiman grabs Nico in a vice-wike grip, who begins to feew extreme pain from de wack of his medicine and woses consciousness, however he soon revives wif a maniacaw wook on his face.

As Okina's medicine dat keeps Nico in controw of his abiwities wears off, he revives wif incredibwe power but risks destroying his own body. He attacks Hachiman and dey have a vicious struggwe untiw Qi arrives and injects Nico wif his medicine and Nico cowwapses. Qi den injects Hachiman wif a parawyzing drug but it takes a whiwe to take effect and he continues fighting untiw Qi reweases a gas and den gives a signaw which causes to Hachiman to choke himsewf into unconsciousness.

Ruka Gojou demands to know what de inmates are after, but Trois surprises him from behind and dey escape. Honey insists dey weave Jūgo as he is just dead weight, and awdough Uno tewws Jūgo dat he has been acting strange, dey aww continue. Suddenwy dere is an expwosion behind dem and Youriki and Gojou burst drough de smoke and attack. Youriki beats up Jūgo and Gojou dreatens to kiww Uno whiwe Trois and Honey debate wheder dey shouwd get invowved. As Uno is about to be stabbed to deaf, Honey and Trois eventuawwy decide to intervene and save dem. Trois and Honey use deir speciaw powers to trap deir opponents and bwow dem up, however, Gojou survives and prepares to attack again, uh-hah-hah-hah.

Kiji Mitsuba is stiww trapped, demanding to be reweased. Gojou uses his water-controw power to attack de group of four inmates, but Honey saves dem. Trois and Honey send Uno and Jūgo on ahead whiwe dey try to stop Gojou. Trois and Honey have troubwe deawing wif Gojou untiw Jūgo returns in his modified form wif wong bwades repwacing his arms. Jūgo chawwenges Gojou who uses his Bashosen wind power, but Jūgo absorbs it and turns it back on him. Daisen Kokoriki and Daisen Youriki arrive and try to capture de four inmates, but Honey immobiwizes dem so dat Uno and Jūgo can proceed, except dat Gojou catches up wif dem again, uh-hah-hah-hah. Uno send Jūgo on and he gets down to de next wevew, but is confronted by a group of deadwy surveiwwance dowws. Jūgo changes into his modified form and charges forward, cutting his way drough dem wif his bwades.

Enki reawises de prisoners have escaped, meanwhiwe Trois and Honey free guard Kiji Mitsuba who takes care of Daisen Kokoriki and Daisen Youriki and den subdues Gojou. Jūgo finawwy finds Hajime who berates him for wandering freewy about de prison, but Jūgo frees him and Samon Gokuu from deir cewws. Kiji handcuffs de inmates, but dey are suddenwy confronted by a hoard of surveiwwance dowws as are Jūgo and Hajime in a different part of de prison, uh-hah-hah-hah.